Thin Client Project - juz for fun ....

Izhar Firdaus Follow Support May 16, 2006 · 1 min read

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i’m currently exploring the thin client technology for implementing it at my home ... in case any of you dont know the meaning of thin-client … CLICK HERE for definition.

i’m using these applications to create the system :-

X11’s XDM Control Protocol
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) daemon
Trivial FTP server
PXES – A micro linux distribution specially made for thin client

The server is implemented on Fedora Core 5 – my favourite linux distribution by RedHat Inc.

so far, i have succeeded in testing it at UTP’s library ( well .. illegally .. ) ... i installed FC5 on a computer which is .. well … they label it as broken computer …. and set-up all that necessary there, run the daemons .. and .. walla .. XDMCP works!! ... however .. there are still some minor problems that i still need to find a way around—eg: automatic redirection of sound, multiple servers, etc …

Written by Izhar Firdaus Follow Support

I'm a system architect, data engineer and developer advocate with passion in Free / Open Source software, entrepreneurship, community building, education and martial art. I take enjoyment in bridging and bringing together different FOSS technologies to help businesses and organizations utilize IT infrastructure to aid and optimize their business and organizational process.

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